By Zifiso Masiye In our new kind of normal, where restraint, moral integrity and sound values have been replaced by lumpen orgy, profanity and clown foolery, I meet the question: So what do you think of the latest VP sexual audio than what’s to be done with the zero pass […]
By Eddie Cross I have made a habit of drawing up every day a list of the things I have to do in the immediate future. It helps me sort out the important as against the urgent and allows me to think through each item before I tackle them. When […]
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of abusing authority vested in him under the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act to stifle citizens’ freedoms. In its 2019 state of human rights report released yesterday, the human rights lobby group noted that Mnangagwa enacted three statutory instruments […]
Zimbabwe’s billion dollar mining sector wants to wholly retain foreign currency receipts to be able to pay royalties, taxes and other levies which the authorities want them paid fully in United States dollars in a fresh headache for the forex starved economy. The mining sector contributes over 60 per cent […]
AT least five Zanu PF candidates will contest the party’s primary elections to be held soon to fill the Marondera East constituency seat that was left vacant following the death of Patrick Chidhakwa. Chidhakwa died in South Africa last month due to heart complications and was buried at his rural […]
Oxford historian, Prof Miles Tendi says the late national hero dismissed Mnangagwa’s liberation struggle credentials as meagre University of Oxford professor of history and African politics, Prof Miles Tendi, has given four reasons why the late General Solomon Mujuru did not want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed the late former […]
Newsday Editorial Comment BRITAIN, Zimbabwe’s most promising ally in its quest to re-join the Commonwealth and pay arrears to international financial institutions, says it will not be supporting Harare following the brutal crackdown on protesters by security forces and government’s continued disregard for civil liberties. The British are actually considering […]
By Vera L. Songwe The debate on the benefits of trade has dominated this decade, and Africa has cast its vote for more and better trade with itself. In March 2018, African countries signed a landmark trade agreement, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), which commits countries to […]
By Danai Mwarumba The Zimbabwean government has briefed the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states about the prevailing atmosphere in the country following economic and political problems. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dispatched special envoys to brief SADC and AU chairpersons about the crises. He blamed […]
Editor’s Note: Below is a viewpoint from Chapter 6 of the Foresight Africa 2019 report, which explores six overarching themes on the triumphs of the past years as well as strategies to tackle the remaining obstacles for Africa. Read the full chapter on boosting trade and investment. By Yun Sun […]